Quad Cities e-learning company, Lucid Way, located in Moline, IL is proud to announce that we have been awarded two awards for our work on Pathways to Engineering Technology project. A 2016 Manufacturing Leadership Award from Frost and Sullivan and a Sapphire...

Engineering Technology is and always will be a growing field. It is what sparks innovation in the manufacturing industry and drives economic success. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges recognized this and sought a Department of Labor grant that aimed to teach...

If your students know what needs to be learned in order to master a particular objective, they will know what areas to focus on the most. In online and distance learning in general, learning objectives are key. Students will often experience problems if there are not...

We've been busy working on some new projects. One thing we strive for always is our user interface and usability. It cannot be underestimated. Unfortunately, you find many online courses and e-learning training doing the wrong things which ultimately shuts the...

Things are heating up on the Wordpress LMS front. LearnDash just announced a January 28 launch date for their Wordpress LMS. This just days after the release of the Sensei LMS by Woothemes.com (see my previous blog review of Sensei here). Where Sensei may be lacking,...

As stated in my previous post, I'll give an unabashed review of Wootheme.com's new Wordpress plugin known as Sensei LMS. As a pre-cursor, it should be known that this is the very first version released. There is no doubt that they will improve upon the blueprint...

Well it's finally here. A new Learning Management System (LMS) plugin for Wordpress made by Woothemes.com. There is a demo there that you can play around with as the role of "student." It looks a bit jumbled right now, but before we pre-judge Sensei, we'll be...

Woothemes.com is releasing a Wordpress LMS known as Sensei in January 2013 and if it is anything like the simplicity of their Wordpress Shopping Cart Woocommerce, it will be a winner. If I were a betting man (which I am!), I'd put my chips on the table for this one....

It's no secret that as technology grows - the world gets smaller. China, with it's booming economy has recognized that investment in talent and people goes much further to increase profits than doing nothing at all. See the following article: Making a difference in...

Competency-based training models allow learners to demonstrate what they know and move on if they already know the material. I'm sure you've sat in a class before thinking to yourself "I know this stuff already!" Many organizations allow you to test out of certain...

Online teaching should really be called online facilitation. I've seen it time and time again; traditional classroom instructors are told they have to teach online. The problem is, many of them don't know how. They are used to lecturing with a PowerPoint, going on...

We've launched a new brand, a new identity, and a new focus- e-learning. That's right, in fact it's nothing new to us, we've been doing it for over 10 years and we've gone full time with Lucid Way over 3 years ago. The difference now is that it's all we do now. ...

Creating a rubric can set proper expectations for your students. This short tutorial will show you the basics. Competency (Objective) Performance Tasks (Range) Criteria (Degree) You'll want to start with the competency, then you will find that your rubric will just...

How do students know what is expected of them to get a desired grade? How does the instructor grade consistently? Rubrics "if you get something wrong, your teacher can prove you knew what you were supposed to do." ---- Quote from a student who said he didn't care much...